Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 2

LISBURN DOWNTOWN CENTRE

a. The Organisation is established for the benefit of the inhabitants of Lisburn and its environs ( hereinafter described as �the area of benefit�) without distinction between persons of different religious belief, political opinion, racial group, age, marital status or sexual orientation; between men and women generally; between persons with a disability and persons without; and between persons with dependants and persons without, by associating statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education to protect and preserve public health and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 10 years

www.downtowncentre.org

info@downtowncentre.org

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Year end	31/08/17	31/08/18	31/08/19	31/08/20	31/08/21	31/08/22
Income	£34,781	£55,235	£58,530	£38,499	£31,799	£79,809
Spending	£31,488	£60,071	£39,102	£46,058	£44,258	£52,512
Surplus/deficit	£3,293	-£4,836	£19,428	-£7,559	-£12,459	£27,297

Listed activities

The advancement of education, The advancement of health or the saving of lives, The advancement of citizenship or community development

How it operates

Advice/advocacy/information, Community development, Counselling/support, Cross-border/cross-community, Disability, Education/training, General charitable purposes, Human rights/equality, Medical/health/sickness, Sport/recreation, Volunteer development

Where it operates

Northern Ireland

Who it helps

Adult training, Carers, Community safety/crime prevention, General public, Learning disabilities, Men, Mental health, Older people, Physical disabilities, Sensory disabilities, Unemployed/low income, Volunteers, Women

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland	£8,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£5,000
John Moores Foundation	£3,500
Allen Lane Foundation	£3,000
Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Lisburn Downtown Centre
£3,000	05/11/2021	£3,000 single grant as a contribution towards the coordinator's salary at this centre in Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£5,000	16/07/2021	Continued support, Lisburn Downtown Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Same support different method
£5,000	29/05/2020 10	Lisburn Downtown Centre is using a £5000 grant to continue its phone-based befriender service and mental health support parcels which are being delivered to members of its four core weekly groups ....more Lisburn Downtown Centre is using a £5000 grant to continue its phone-based befriender service and mental health support parcels which are being delivered to members of its four core weekly groups older people people with a mild learning difficulty people with mental health problems and carers. The project helps instil community cohesion by being a continued presence in the lives of those most isolated and alone and ensuring a continued sense of togetherness and support throughout the pandemic.
Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland - Same support, different method
£2,500	18/05/2020 12	towards a telephone befriending and information service and the delivery of food and mental health support packages for older and vulnerable people in Lisburn.
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Same support, different methods.
£4,000	01/04/2020	Same support, different methods. COVID support
John Moores Foundation - Lisburn Downtown Centre
£3,500	30/06/2019 12	Towards volunteer training and support
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Part funding toward salary of part time Coordinator
£4,000	11/06/2019	Part funding toward salary of part time Coordinator
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	30/04/2019	The Downtown Community
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Lisburn Downtown Centre
£10,000	12/04/2018	refurbishment of drop-in centre for a charity which works with disabled people
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Lisburn Downtown Centre
£9,000	28/04/2012	towards one year's salary of a Coordinator at a centre in Co. Antrim for people with disabilities

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 21/05/2014, number: NIC100081

Main office

49 Market Square South, Lisburn, County Antrim., BT28 1AD

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